Wow. This year has something for everyone -- some social commentary, some escapism, some small character flicks. I'm going to list 11 instead of ten this year, because I'm not sure whether I love Raising Arizona or whether I hate it. I almost listed twelve because this is also the year of Frédéric Back's exceptional short film "The Man Who Planted Trees". And it was hard not to list Predator, which is one of the most-watched movies of my youth. Anyway, here we go:

Raising Arizona (The Coen Brothers)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle)

Bagdad Café (Percy Adlon)

Matewan (John Sayles)

The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner)

Pelle the Conqueror (Bille August)

RoboCop (Paul Verhoeven)

Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel)

Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick)

Empire of the Sun (Steven Spielberg)

Moonstruck (Norman Jewison)

Some other movies that I found good or notable include: Swimming to Cambodia, The Last Emperor, Wings of Desire, Broadcast News, Hope and Glory, Lethal Weapon, 84 Charing Cross Road, Evil Dead II, Barfly, Predator, Roxanne, The Untouchables, Five Corners, Withnail and I, Radio Days, Good Morning Vietnam, Hellraiser, Hamburger Hill, Street Smart, Long Gone

What are your favorites of the year? What have I missed? What should I check out?

Wow. This year has something for everyone -- some social commentary, some escapism, some small character flicks. I'm going to list 11 instead of ten this year, because I'm not sure whether I love Raising Arizona or whether I hate it. I almost listed twelve because this is also the year of Frédéric Back's exceptional short film "The Man Who Planted Trees". And it was hard not to list Predator, which is one of the most-watched movies of my youth. Anyway, here we go:

Raising Arizona (The Coen Brothers)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle)

Bagdad Café (Percy Adlon)

Matewan (John Sayles)

The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner)

Pelle the Conqueror (Bille August)

RoboCop (Paul Verhoeven)

Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel)

Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick)

Empire of the Sun (Steven Spielberg)

Moonstruck (Norman Jewison)

Some other movies that I found good or notable include: Swimming to Cambodia, The Last Emperor, Wings of Desire, Broadcast News, Hope and Glory, Lethal Weapon, 84 Charing Cross Road, Evil Dead II, Barfly, Predator, Roxanne, The Untouchables, Five Corners, Withnail and I, Radio Days, Good Morning Vietnam, Hellraiser, Hamburger Hill, Street Smart, Long Gone

What are your favorites of the year? What have I missed? What should I check out?

I'd put The Untouchables, Broadcast News, The Last Emperor and Hope and Glory in my top 10, along with Moonstruck, Empire of the Sun, Full Metal Jacket, Raising Arizona, The Princess Bride and Pelle the Conqueror.